Combination reflector-stove



E. WITZB ERGER. COMBINATION REFLECTOR STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1.1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. j

ETIENNE WITZBERG-ER, OF CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 WITZBERGER HEATING APPLIANCES COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION REFLECTOR-STOVE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

Application filed February 1, 1921. Serial No. 441,634.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ETIENNE \Vr'rznnnenn, a citizen of the United States, residin at Glendale, Carnegie, in the county of Xlle gheny and State of Pennsylvania, have 1nvented new and useful Improvements in Combination Reflector-Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to heating devices, and more particularly to a heating stove of the reflector type.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a stove of'the character stated of simple construction and operation having a maximum heating capacity. A further object is to provide a stove having means whereby air is caused to circulate about a drum so as to be heated, this heated air being then discharged from the stove thus avoiding the discharge of fumes from the stove such as occurs in reflector stoves of known type. Another object is to provide means whereby the escape openlng for the products of combustion to the flue may be closed thus insuring discharge of the heated gases into the room so as to obtain a maximum heating effect, this means for controlling the opening for the escape of the prodnets of combustion also serving as means for reflecting the heat toward the front of the stove. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective front view of a heater constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the heater.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Fig. a is a fragmentary perspective detail of one of the corner members.

The body of the heater includes four cor ner members 1 of rectangular or L-shape in cross-section which terminate at their lower ends in supporting members or feet 2. Each of the members 1 is provided at each edge with a longitudinally extending U-shaped channel element or rib 3. End plates 4: are provided at each end with an inwardly directed flangeb, these flanges being tightly secured within ribs 3. Back plate 6 is similarly secured to the back corner members 1. A lower front angle bar is secured to front corner members 1 in the same manner as the plates 4 and 6 are secured, and an upper front angle bar 8 is similarly secured to the front members 1. The plates 4 and 6 together with the bars 7 and 8- constitute the body or casing of the stove or heater,

A top plate 9 fits upon the body of the heater, this plate being provided with 'a de pending flange 10 which extends below the upper edges of plates 4 and 6 and angle bar 8 so as to present a neat appearance. Corner plates 11 fit over the corners of top plate 10 and the upper portions of corner members 1. The upper end of corner memher 1 isclosed by a triangular web element 12 and is provided with an opening 13 to receive a securing bolt 13 which is passed through top plate 9 and corner plate 11, a nut 14: being threaded upon this bolt so as to effectually secure the top plate in position. As illustrated in Fig. 1, this top plate is provided with a plurality of perforations or openings 15 so as to permit ready escape of air which flows upwardly through the end and back air spaces or passages 16 and 17respectirely, of the heater.

A lower reflector 18 which may be of corrugated copper, or any other suitable or preferred material and construction, is secured at its forward edge to angle bar 7, this plate extending rearwardly to within a short distance of back plate 19 of a sheet metal drum 20, this drum comprising a dome-shaped top '21 secured at its forward edge to upper angle bar 8, end plates 22, and the back plate 19, the end plates and the back plate of the drum cooperating with the end and back plates of the casing to provide the air spaces 16 and 17 previously referred to. i i

' Segmental end plates 23 are secured to the ends of lower reflector 18. An upper back reflector plate 24 is positioned above reflector 18 and is provided at its lower edge with a head or sleeve which receives a wire 25 passing through the end walls of the drum, this wire being then extended forwardly along the outer faces of end plates 22 of the drum and then bent inwardly and extended through plates 22 andplates 28 of the lower deflector, a nut 26 being threaded on the end of the wire. This wire thus serves as a pintle for supporting deflector plate 2 1 for movement toward and away from an upper front deflector 26 which is secured to upper angle bar 8, and also provides means for se curely connecting together plates 28 and drum 20 and also deflector 18. Plate 24 may be adjusted by means of a suitable rod 27 passing'through the top of the heater, or in any other suitable manner, to control the opening 28 between plates 26 and 24. This opening normally permits escape of the products of combustion into dome 21 of drum 20,

this dome being provided with a suitable escape pipe or flue 29 which may be connected to a chimney opening in any known or preferred manner. By depressing plate 24: opening28 is closed thus preventing escape of the products of combustion these products and the heat generated by the burner 30, which is positioned closely adjacent to the lower edge of plate 24:, being reflected by this plate through the front opening of the heater. This insures a maximum heating effect, though under ordinary conditions plate 24 will be adjusted so as to permit escape through flue 29 of the products of combustion, cool air flowing through passages 16 and 17 being heated by contact with drum 20 and escaping into the room through openings 15 of top 9. Thisheating effect will be supplemented by heat reflected through'the front opening of'the heater by means of the plates 18 and 24 and 26.

The burner 30 is preferably constructed to employ either gas or oil asfuel. The oil is supplied to the burner from a tank 63 connected by an elbow 64 to an oil supply pipe communicating with the burner. As

'will be understood, an oil burner or a gas burner of any standard or preferred type maybe utilized.

7 What I claim is V.

1. In a stove, corner members of substantially 'L-shape in cross-section each provided in each arm with a vertically extending and outwardly opening channel element, and back and end plates provided with inwardly projecting end flanges fitting into and secured within said elements, said corner'mem- ,bers having their lower end portions shaped to provide feet for supporting the body of the'stove." v 1 I 2. In a stove, a casing including corner members of L-shape in cross-section each provided in each arm with an outwardly opening channel element, end and back plates provided with inwardly projecting end flanges fitting into and secured-within said channel elements,'a reflector within said casing, and plates secured to said reflector and provided with flanges secured within the channel elements of the front corner members. a V

3. In a stove, a casing, adrum positioned within the 'casingand' spaced from the walls 7 thereof, heating means within the drum, said drum being provided with a flue and being open at its front, :and adjustable means for reflecting heat toward the front of the drum and for regulating communication between said flue and the portion of the drum within which said heating means is positioned.

4. In a stove, a casing, a drum positioned within the casing and spaced from the walls thereof, said drum being open at its front and provided with a flue communicating with communicating withsaid drum at the top thereof, a back deflector plate positioned within the drum, a front plate positioned within the drum, said back plate being adjustable toward and away-from the front plate for controlling communication between the upper portion of the drum and the space below said plates, and heating means positionedbeneath said back plate. 6. In a stove, a casing, a drum positioned within the casingand spaced from the walls thereof, said drum being provided with a flue communicating with the drum at the top thereof, an upper front deflector plate within the drum, an upper back deflector plate positioned within the drum and hingedly connected to the same at its lower edge for movement toward and away from said front plate, and heating means within the drum below said back deflector plate.

7- In a stove, a drum provided with a flue communicating with the drum at the top thereof, an upper front deflector plate within the drum, an upper back deflector plate within thedrum, a lower deflector plate positioned within the lower portion of the drum and provided with end plates, and means for securing the end plates of said lower deflector plate to the end plates of the drum, said means hingedly securing the lower edge of the upper back deflector plate to the ends of the drum so as to permit movement of'said upper back platetoward and away from the upper front deflector plate.

8. In a stove, a drum open at its front, an

upper deflector plate within the drum, a 

